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    The Complete Vegetable Grower........with edits

    and I quote........

    July is usually one of the driest months so a lot of time my be spent watering.....yeah right in Greece maybe......
    Mulching will help preserve moisture but may encourage slugs so you may need to take action against them ........no sh!t sherlock
    All your hard work is really giving you a reward now....... and that is ?
    Broad Beans.......chocolate spot
    French Bean......rotted/eaten
    Runner Beans......not running
    Courgettes and cucumbers......snug fodder
    tomatoes......if you like green ones......

    and the list goes on...........
    Last edited by binley100; 12-07-2012, 08:43 PM.
    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

    You can't beat a bit of garden porn
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    At least you got green tom's,all I got is a few flowers
    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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    • #3
      It's right about the slugs..............

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      • #4
        Thought you might like some advice from the RHS

        "As the weather warms up, here are some tips on how to use your precious water wisely in the garden."

        RHS advice on gardening / RHS Gardening

        http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=706
        Last edited by cardiffsteve; 12-07-2012, 08:49 PM.

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        • #5
          they're very small green toms BB .......I had a pepper as well but it fell off
          S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
          a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

          You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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            CS I like the "you can dig up your first earlies when they flower".......erm mine haven't actually flowered .....
            S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
            a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

            You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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            • #7
              Oh Bins - so funny...

              July is usually one of the driest months so a lot of time my be spent watering.....or adding to the water by crying into it

              Mulching will help preserve moisture but may encourage slugs so you may need to take action against them ........by renting in a sniper with a salt/beer gun

              All your hard work is really giving you a reward now....... and that is a bad back, with no veg

              Broad Beans.......chocolate spot and death
              French Bean......not in England this year
              Runner Beans......has beens
              Courgettes and cucumbers......not on the allotment, because I've given in
              tomatoes......waiting for the blight any day now I feel

              My edits
              Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

              Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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              • #8
                and in Allotment Month by Month top tasks for July are......
                Harvest French and runner beans, courgettes , carrots , beetroot , onions, new potatoes, summer salads .....I think this is really a guide for snugs
                Water as often as you can to keep crops growing and to prevent them from bolting.........hmmmmm I've tried , really I have but nothings growing and me onions and turnips are bolting .....
                and don't forget to thin out your apples and pears ......
                S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by binley100 View Post
                  and in Allotment Month by Month top tasks for July are......
                  Harvest French and runner beans, courgettes , carrots , beetroot , onions, new potatoes, summer salads .....I think this is really a guide for snugs
                  Water as often as you can to keep crops growing and to prevent them from bolting.........hmmmmm I've tried , really I have but nothings growing and me onions and turnips are bolting .....
                  and don't forget to thin out your apples and pears ......
                  No apples or pears that I can see. My plums are as green as the the few tomatoes I have. Everything else has gone sickly yellow. As for bolting - duh, huge amounts of water equals everything bolting.
                  Throw away the manual Bins! I am reading Winter Vegetables by Charles Dowding - it feels more appropriate somehow.
                  Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                  Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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                  • #10
                    Well my spring cabbage are still growing nicely ......
                    S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                    a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                    You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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                      Originally posted by binley100 View Post
                      Well my spring cabbage are still growing nicely ......
                      Possibly because it still feels like Spring
                      Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

                      Blog - @Twotheridge: For The Record - Sowing and Growing with a Virgin Veg Grower: Spring Has Now Sprung...Boing! http://vvgsowingandgrowing2012.blogs....html?spref=tw

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                      • #12
                        My garlic has rust.... no surprise there but try explaining rust to non veg growing types - I cant find a good way of saying its not 'rust' rust its just rust .....

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by bearded bloke View Post
                          At least you got green tom's,all I got is a few flowers
                          me too........

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                          • #14
                            I haven't seen many white cabbage butterflies this year, but I did find eggs in the broad beans so they must be pretty desperate too.

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                              now you mention it I've not seen any cabbage whites either ..........probably cos all the bras have been eaten by the snugs......
                              S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                              a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                              You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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